Sauerland: Adamek Has No Shot To Beat Kubrat Pulev
Promoter Kalle Sauerland of Sauerland Event watched, and wasn't impressed, with Tomasz Adamek's controversial twelve round split decision victory over Steve Cunningham from Saturday night.
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Rakhim Chakhkiev Eyes Title, To Train With Cuban Coach
Olympic gold medal winner Rakhim Chakhkiev (16-0, 12KOs) is looking for a title shot in 2013. He recently had minor elbow surgery to remove a few bone fragments that were causing him pain. He wants to land a shot at the WBC cruiserweight king Krzysztof Wlodarczyk of Poland. Wlodarczyk is reportedly facing former champion Jean-Marc Mormeck in the first quarter of the new year.
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Dimitrenko Struggles in Return, But Wins Decision
Former EBU champion Alexander Dimitrenko (33-2, 21KOs) returned to the ring on Friday night at Sluneta in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic and won an eight round decision over rugged Austrian fighter Samir Kurtagic (11-5, 8KOs). Although Dimitrenko is now under a new trainer and he was far superior fighter in the match, he still needs a lot of work. He was caught and dropped in the eight round, but rose to his feet and finished off the contest. It was Dimitrenko's first fight since the knockout defeat at the hands of Kubrat Pulev on May 5th.
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Manuel Charr Drills Airich, Danny Williams in Sad Defeat
Maritim Hotel, Cologne, Germany - Danny Williams (44-15, 33 KOs), who lost six out of his last seven fights, sunk to a new low by dropping an eight round unanimous decision to journeyman Werner Kreiskott (13-19-1, 8 KOs). At 39-years-old, Williams has to walk away from the ring or someone needs to step in.
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Denis Boytsov Likely To Return To Action on Feb. 9th
According to sources in Germany, undefeated Russian heavyweight Denis Boytsov (31-0, 25KOs) has recovered from elbow surgery and plans to take a stay busy eight rounder on February 9th. There are still some promotional factors that may postpone the return. Universum, which is suffering from financial issues, claims to have a firm financial grasp on Boytsov and will not allow him to compete on a non-Universum event.
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Denis Lebedev's Promoter Eyes Chambers Fight in NYC
According to promoter Vladimir Hryunov, he wants WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (25-1, 19 KOs) to make his American debut in the first quarter of 2013. He would like Lebedev to fight at New York's Madison Square Garden, and the opponent of choice is veteran Eddie Chambers (36-3, 18 KOs). Chambers, a career heavyweight, was never a big fighter at the weight and only came in at 202-pounds [2 pounds above the cruiser limit] for his June fight with Tomasz Adamek.
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Carina Moreno Shocks Susi Kentikian Via a Split Nod
Burg-Waechter Castello, Dusseldorf, Germany - Felix Sturm watched one of his star fighters beaten as heavy underdog Carina Moreno (23-5, 6 KOs) won a ten round split decision over former unified queen Susi Kentikian (29-2, 16 KOs) in a flyweight clash to capture the vacant WBA championship. The scores were 96-94 on two cards for Moreno, and Kentikian was winning 97-93 on the third card.
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Ruslan Chagaev Will Now Face Saglam in Dusseldorf
Former heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (30-2-1, 19KOs) will now face Yakup Saglam (28-1, 25KOs) on December 1st in Düsseldorf, Germany. Saglam has an impressive record on paper, but never faced a boxer even close to the credentials of the former champ. Chagaev was going to face Mike Perez, who withdrew a few days ago with a shoulder injury. Former middleweight king Felix Sturm is promoting the card.
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Klitschko: Haye Now Selling Himself With Naked Buttocks
WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko had a good laugh at the expense of British rival David Haye, who continues to call for a title shot with Vitali. Haye is now involved with a reality show, where the boxer and other contestants are spending their days in the jungle. Some photos surfaced on the internet a few days ago where Haye, completely naked, was taking a swim in the lake.
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Maxim Vlasov Returns on The Oleg Maskaev Bill
WBC Baltic middleweight titleholder middleweight champion Maxim Vlasov (24-1, 12KOs) will return on December 30 in Moscow. Vlasov had fought on November 5, winning a unanimous decision over veteran Khoren Gevor. Maxim will be part of the event called "the return of the champion." The main event of the evening will feature the return of former WBC world heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev.
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